The F1 season resumes after a summer break that didn’t seem that long at all. And we head to The Netherlands where it will take bravery to break the local stranglehold of wins Max Verstappen has here. Talking of Dutch Courage, our 2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview will give you a bit of everything without exceeding weight limits or ignoring team orders ahead of the upcoming big weekend of F1.
The Gurgler’s 2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview brings some thoughts on the race itself, a few bold predictions here and there, a more than a few barely interesting stats.
Essentially a quick summary of what a casual F1 fan needs in the shortest possible time for your convenience.
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2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview – Race Potential Rating
The Gurgler does like to use some obscure drivers in our Race previews and report, so who better to use than Teo Fabi to determine a race rating system.
So before each race we give a rating out of ten for four key category that are loosely based on each letter of Teo Fabi’s surname. Don’t know who Teo Fabi is, you should.
FAST? 8/10 – It always feels fast this track, even if it really isn’t. Good old fashioned pit straight into the famous Tarzan corner for overtaking. And how can you not like a corner called Tarzan. The skate park bowl curve for turn three. The sweeping back section. The banked final corner. Lots to like, most of it looks fast and is fast.
ACTION? 6/10 – The modern day Dutch GPs have been dominated by Max Verstappen at the front, but with some great corners it always looks impressive enough. Second place has come from as far down the grid as 6th and third place as far as 12th in the three recent events. So there’s room to move on race day.
BIG HISTORY? – 6/10 – The Dutch GP had a decent history up to the mid 1980’s, with a Grand Prix most years won by some of the big names. And a few iconic moments, like the first win for the iconic Ford Cosworth engine in 1967, an engine that went on to win hundreds of Grands Prix. Then there’s a big of wild driving from Gilles Villeneuve. And it just feels like looking at Zandvoort you can remember all the great F1 Season reviews from the 80’s, particularly the Clive James ones.
Gilles Villeneuve driving on 3 wheels during the 1979 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort – YouTube
INCLEMENT WEATHER? – 4 /10 The Weather Channel says a 20-30% chance of rain on the Saturday and Sunday, so that’s a bit low. But the track is right on the sea, so who knows what the weather will do.
RACE RATING 60% – The return to F1 racing is almost enough, and this track is plenty fun.
2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview – Stats Summary
Want to know if your favourite driver for this weekend is a master of the track or the track is a master of them? Here then are some barely interesting facts and stats.
These visuals go back to 2000 to cover the current drivers, thanks to Fernando Alonso. The all time history goes back to 1950.
2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview – Driver Stats
ALL TIME HISTORY (Min 2 Wins)
RECORD @ ZANDVOORT SINCE 2021
2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview – Team Stats
ALL TIME HISTORY (Min 2 Wins)
RECORD @ ZANDVOORT SINCE 2021
OVERALL GRID POSITION INTO RACE RESULT
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane. Results from 2000.
2024 Dutch F1 Grand Prix Preview – Historic Stats
ALL RACE RESULTS – DUTCH F1 GRAND PRIX @ ZANDVOORT
